7 Telltale Signs of Waterfall Agile
waterfall agile [ˈwɔːtəfɔːl aj-ahyl]: the paradoxical phenomenon observed in large organizations where agile transformation is attempted to be delivered with waterfall project management
This is a follow-up article to earlier published Addressing the Irony of Waterfall Agile.
At Agile OD we get called in by client organizations to resuscitate stalling agile transformation programs. Waterfall Agile is a frequent pattern of failure we observe, and holding up the mirror to show why it’s a problem is often a big part of our effort with client leaders. Let’s break it down:
7 Telltale Signs of Waterfall Agile
4. KPIs, stage gates, Gantt charts
1. Ex-co exempt
The first sign that worries me massively is when there’s no willingness from the leadership team to go through the agile transformation themselves. I mean, they’ll say that they’re part of the agile transformation, but if the executive committee is intact in shape and there are no plans to change it, I think it’s safe to assume…
